Sealed receptacle.



No. 695,698. v Patented Mar l8, I902.

H. G. OSBORN.

SEALED REGEPTACLE.

(Applicntian filed Jan. 91, 1901.)

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NITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

HENRY O. OSBORN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

SEALED RECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 695,698, dated March18, 1902. Application filed January 21 1901. Serial No. 44,119. (NomodeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY O. OSBQRN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvementin Sealed Receptacles,of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in sealing bottles containingliquid or gas or other receptacles.

The special features of my invention are more specifically pointed outin the annexed claims.

Heretofore it has been'found very difficult to seal bottles containingacids, 850., against leakage by evaporation. a great many expensivecommodities has been a serious strain upon manufacturing chemists, as incase of long transit the quantity of the material delivered veryfrequently shows a serious shortage from that shipped, causing no smallamount of confusion and annoyance on account of claims for allegedshortage in shipment, and in consequence in such correspondence thereresult serious misunderstandings and business estrangements, as well aslarge pecuniary losses to the manufacturers. Myinvention obviates thesedifficulties by providing bottles, jar, or other containing vessel witha cork or cover constructed so that the sealing material may be easilyapplied and the corkor cover as easily removed when desired.

With this end in view I illustrate in the accompanying drawings suchinstances of adaptation in my invention as will illustrate'theunderlying principles thereof without limiting myself to the specificproportion or design of the containing vessel.

Figure 1 is an elevation in cross-section of the containing vessel,showing the cover portion thereof in elevation only. Fig. 2 is acrosssectional elevation of the cover alone. Fig. 3 is a horizontalcross-section of Fig. 2 on line at as. Fig. 4 is a horizontalcrosssection of Fig. 2 on line y y.

In the instance of adaptation shown in the drawings thereceiving-aperture a of the containing vessel A has formed therein anannular groove to, and the aperture is made slightly tapered. Thestopper B conforms in shape to the tapered hole a, and an annular grooveThis in the case of.

. sealing material.

I) is formed therein, so as to register with the groove a when the partsare in an assembled relation. A lateral opening I) leads from thecentral duct b radially toward the outer edge of the stopper B, where itconnects with groove 1). Upon the outer edge of the stopper B there isformed one or more grooves 12 which lead from the groove 1) to theoutside of the containing vessel A. The inlet end of the duct b isenlarged somewhat, so as to afford easy admission of the sealingmaterial.

The stopper B is placed upon the vessel in the ordinary manner, andafter being so placed any kind of sealing material that is unaffected byacids, 850., is poured into the duct b from which it flows through theduct b and the grooves 12 and a. In order that the material will flowreadily and will befree from air-bubbles, the air-vents b are formed,which as the air in the different passages is expelled therethrough willalso fill full of the It will be seen that the sealing material is in nowise subject to any mechanical duty whatever in respect to the holdingof the stopper in place, as the tapered retaining-walls on each side ofthe' cover a and b are sufficient for this purpose.

The sealing material may be of beeswax or paraffin-wax or any materialthat is unaffected by any contentsthat may be placed within the vessel.It will be seen that as the sealing material solidifies asolid annularring of such material will form within the grooves a and 17, therebyproducing in a very simple and efiicient manner a solid body of sealingmaterial between the cover B and the receptacle A.

My invention may be as readily adapted to sealing all kinds ofreceptacles as well as the form shown in the drawings, and it will hetherefore understood that I do not limit myself to the specific form orconstruction shown.

What I claim isl. A receptacle having an open neck, with acircumferential groove formed on the inner wall of said neck, combinedwith a stopper having a circumferential groove which may register withthe first when said stopper is seated, saidstopper further having adiametrical transverse duct connecting opposite points of thecircumferential groove of said ICO stopper and a central apertureconnecting with said duct, the surface of said stopper havinglongitudinal grooves leading to said annular recess, substantially asdescribed.

2. In glass or other containing vessels, a tapered receiving-aperturehaving an internal annular groove, in combination with the stoppertherefor adapted to be placed within said aperture, a groove formed onthe stopper so as to register with the groove formed around thereceiving-aperture,a central opening leading from the outside of thestopper to about opposite the annular groove formed around the stopperand a radial duct connecting the same, substantially as set forth.

3. In glass or other sealing vessels a tapered filling-aperture, anannular groove

